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Swank Specialty Produce Announces Table Series & Farmers Market
The Town-Crier - Florida
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September 4, 2025
The Swank Table 2025-26 season has arrived, bringing 10 themed dinners featuring South Florida’s finest chefs, brewers and musicians — all in support of local charities. Guests will gather under the twinkling lights of Swank Specialty Produce’s...
Florida vows to end vaccine mandates, a new gubernatorial candidate appears, and city tackles vulgar storefront shirts
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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September 3, 2025
Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Your Weather Planner Tonight, expect partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. A stray coastal shower past...
Xi Vows To Keep Helping Cuban Regime with Agriculture and Infrastructure in Meeting With Diaz-Canel
Breitbart
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September 4, 2025
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Thursday vowed to continue supporting Cuba’s communist regime after meeting with the nation’s figurehead “president,” Miguel Díaz-Canel. Díaz-Canel traveled to Beijing this week to attend China’s military...
Inside Cabot Citrus Farms: 48 hours at the most un-Florida of Florida golf resorts
BVM Sports
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September 4, 2025
Cabot Citrus Farms redefines the Florida golf experience with its rolling landscapes and diverse course layouts. Located on Florida's Nature Coast, it offers four unique golfing options that blend traditional and modern styles. The Roost and the...
Florida's sales-tax holiday on guns, ammo and hunting equipment set to begin
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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September 3, 2025
Talon Tactical Outfitters west of Tallahassee has bulked up its inventory of hunting rifles and shotguns. Starting Monday and running through the end of the year, Florida will provide a sales-tax exemption on a variety of hunting equipment, the...
Taylor Farms Recalls Salad Kits Due to Undeclared Allergens
Green Matters
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September 4, 2025
People are being advised to discontinue using the salad kits at once. Salad is often touted as a super healthy meal option, which is why so many people love reaching for ready-made salad kits that contain everything they could ever way to turn...
Florida governor's race: Paul Renner, former state House Speaker, announces run
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Former state House Speaker Paul Renner has officially announced his intent to run in the 2026 Florida governor race. Renner is the first prominent Republican candidate to face off against President Donald Trump’s endorsed pick,...
A Golden Opportunity: Florida Farmers Urged To Go Organic As Demand Outpaces Supply
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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September 4, 2025
Amidst a national shortfall in organic farmland, University of Florida experts highlight the potential for South Florida growers to meet rising consumer demand and boost the state’s agricultural economy. A significant gap exists between what...
Experts call for expansion of organic farming to meet rising demand
UF/IFAS
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September 4, 2025
(L-R) Xiaoying Li, • Marc Ellenby of LNB Grovestand, • Peter Fedele of Lion Farms Organic Gourmet Mushrooms, Margie Pikarsky of Bee Haven Farm, Colleen Swingle of Regenerative Paradise Farms. Photo by Yomi Reyes. Consumer demand for organic fresh...
Who is Joseph Ladapo, the Florida official ending vaccine requirements?
USA Today
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Florida officials announced plans to end all state vaccine requirements, including those for school attendance. The move has been strongly opposed by major medical groups, who warn of increased risks for preventable diseases. Florida has recently...
DeSantis administration pushes to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Florida
Miami Times - Florida
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School children, college students, and even nursing home residents would no longer have to be vaccinated against infectious diseases and viruses if Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, have their way. The DeSantis...
Heroic 10-Year-Old Girl Saves Her Eight-Year-Old Brother from a Shark Attack in Florida
Alexa.ng
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September 4, 2025
In a remarkable display of courage and quick thinking, a 10-year-old girl named Rose Burrows heroically rescued her eight-year-old brother, Richard Burrows, from a shark attack while snorkeling off the Florida coast on Labor Day, September 1,...
Florida launches first tax break holiday for guns and ammo
Orlando Weekly - Florida
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September 3, 2025
click to enlarge Talon Tactical Outfitters west of Tallahassee has bulked up its inventory of hunting rifles and shotguns. Starting Monday and running through the end of the year, Florida will provide a sales-tax exemption on a variety of hunting...
You Can Stay in an Enchanting Castle Airbnb in Florida
Only In Your State
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Looking to mix up your travel routine? Perhaps you've been craving an adventure without a lengthy plane ride? I think I've got just the place: an Italian-inspired castle right here in Florida. Castello Amore in Fort Pierce is a vision; it's a...
South Central Florida Express, U.S. Sugar promote Lawson
Trains.com
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September 4, 2025
Executive will serve as vice president of short line, general manager of U.S. Sugar rail operators CLEWISTON, Fla. — Short line South Central Florida Express and its parent company, U.S. Sugar, have named Bob Lawson vice president of South Central...
Heat-stress protection protocols for farm workers save lives in the fields
Fresh Fruit Portal
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September 4, 2025
Extreme weather events over the last decade have emphasized the critical importance of heat-stress protocols in protecting farm workers in the field. The latest reminder of this dire need comes after extreme temperatures that affected the states...
Hurricane Helene left $116.5 million in agricultural losses, farmers brace for another storm
WUFT - Florida
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September 4, 2025
SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. – Hurricane Helene caused an estimated $116.5 million in agricultural losses across Florida last year, according to officials with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. For farmers like Adam...
Florida woman faces felony DWI charges following crash Saturday near Redbird
Gasconade County Republican - Missouri
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An Orlando, Fla., woman was arrested early Sunday following a one-vehicle crash late Saturday in the 4700 block of Gorrell Road near the Redbird community. Alexa J. Melton, 27, faces two charges alleging driving while intoxicated on alcohol and...
Is Florida ending vaccine requirements? Here’s what we know
Tallahassee Democrat - Florida
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Florida officials announced plans to end all state vaccine requirements, including those for school attendance. The move has been strongly opposed by major medical groups, who warn of increased risks for preventable diseases. Florida has recently...
Springs advocates aren’t convinced by proposal to consider Florida Springs National Park
Central Florida Public Media
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September 4, 2025
A Florida lawmaker recently filed legislation that would have the federal government consider the potential for a new Florida Springs National Park. But some environmental stakeholders are doubtful a new national park would actually help Florida...